Urban Teen Magazine Jan/Feb 2015 | Page 29

Photo Credit: JAVI Photography of Roxie Bardo Entertainment, Interview: Excerpts from Urban Teen tell us how Excerpts from Urban Teen Interview: and why you decided to start your own entertainment company? 17 now when did Urban Teen: Jada, being started modeling Urban Teen: Gabriella, you Well, I met my actingperforming ? at 8 years you start dancing and in 2005 and walked your first runway manager about a year ago and we started old, how did you get started and end up Jada: about different a very can beak talking Well, I started at ways Iyoung age into participating in the fashion show? very first time around 2½ or 3 years old one of the music business and was my the ways was performing I stage or with a community and to open uponWell, when Icompany, which is Gabriella: a publishing was 5 years old I then Roxie turned around 12 kinda to whatwhen I pageants and wasor 13, Ithatprotect started with Bardo Entetainment is, moved up to a studio where wasn’t all glamour a my music,and they keep the my royalties and pageant girl but, it I introduced my to type completely was more of the my music. as lyrical would have full control of natural, I started pageant, it different style of dance such and theatricalrealized that I really loved being in with that and which is what I was not use to in my home community. front of an audience and camera. Urban Teen: Fourhave an extensive back-an You years ago you sparked interest in many genres of dance. sparked your ground and love for acting. What What styles of interest in you love most? Andyou decide to dance do acting and why did how would you pursue it? describe your style as an artist? (Combination of styles) Gabriella: Well, acting is very different than Association, The Ronald McDonald modeling and I just watched people on tv hip-hop Jada: Well, my absolute favorite style is and I said lyrical and as far as my personal taste in and I want to do that. Being someone else is reallyyouth andto me. I can be like Likesassy danceintriguing particularly girls. the the with I would say that annual Saving Our Sisters Community Event soft flowy side or I can be upbeat and hard UrbanBut it really depends on how I’m feeling. and the Teen: Gabriella, you are often hitting. Music 4 Hope Foundation. compared to Dakota Fanning, how does it make you feel to be compared to an actress like Urban Teen: Do you have a most memorable Dakota? performance? And why does that performance stand out forIt’s really an honor actually because Gabriella: you? Dakota is probably one of the best actresses Jada: I would probablywhenwhenwas just a in that I know that started say she I competed Florida for my studio nationals and it was probably most memorable for me because it really connected with me and of course we won. Recently accepted to the University of Minnesota, Jada enjoys playing tennis, swimming, reading, fashion and design, skating, drawing, singing, and exercising – she carries a 4.0 GPA, is a hard worker, self-driven and passionate person. *https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jada-Daniel/173443722860018?fref=nf 29 Photo Credit: Privileged Model Management Photo Credit: Privileged Model Management *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vboSIfdJP_o www.urbanteenmagazine.com